When Zlatan made his #FIFAWorldCup debut 🇸🇪🤩

Your Superior Player of the Match is Nestory Irankunda. #FIFAWorldCup #SuperiorPOTM

18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi in his WC debut vs Brazil: -91% pass accuracy (60/66) -100% pass accuracy in the final third (16/16) -6 ball recoveries -5 interceptions -9 duels won A star is born 💫

🚨 BREAKING: Two diaspora players from Germany and the Netherlands are expected to begin their citizenship process, per Noor Korompot.

FIFA have released a statement to try and explain the empty seats at the early #WorldCup matches mirror.co.uk/sport/football/…

WHAT A CROWD 😱 (via @BosniaNTBall)

𝗡𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗢 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗬𝗔𝗟𝗔!! Ini contoh kalau pemain sudah perpanjang kontrak ya 😁🤝 Kiper terbaik Super League 25/26 Nadeo Argawinata secara resmi menambah durasi kontrak bersama Pesut Etam sampai tahun 2029!! MANYALA 🔥🔥🔥 #BorneoFC #Samarinda #Manyala

🤩🏆'This is what it's all about, this is the World Cup!' Some amazing scenes in Mexico City for the first game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 🏆🇲🇽 🎧 Listen to live World Cup commentaries on @BBCSounds #FIFAWorldCup #Mexico #WorldCup

Which group does @Ibra_official have his eyes on closely this summer? 👀

Haiti’s men’s soccer team overcame incredible odds to make it to the World Cup for the first time in a generation. Its fans aren't welcome in the US bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The wait is almost over ⏳

𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗟 — Tom Aldred exclusively revealed to me: "I have played in 4 different countries in my career. I have always said that I want to play in 5 countries. Indonesia has always been of interest to me...some clubs are interested, let's see how things will develop." He has been linked with Persib and Persija Jakarta by Marco Monteverde on msn.com. He's a free agent. @SVFootball_eu

Indonesian students protest in against state spending, fuel price hike bbc.in/4egKwCW

Indonesian President Prabowo’s $15B FREE school meals program is causing budget strain. If that's not bad enough, it's been the source of food poisoning and corruption. PRABOWO IS LOSING FISCAL CONTROL. THAT IS CREATING A CONFIDENCE PROBLEM AND A SINKING RUPIAH.

Kang-in Lee 🇰🇷 #UCL

Number One in the world! 🇦🇷🥇 Just hours before the 2026 World Cup began, Argentina moved up two places in the FIFA Rankings to overtake France and Spain! 📈 Read more 🔗 goal.com/en/lists/argentina-…

Last year, Son Heung-min ranked second in Forbes’ Power Celebrity 40 for South Korea, and fans idolise him wherever he goes. It’s difficult to overstate what Son means to Tottenham, the club where he spent the best decade of his career and where he is revered as an icon. By the time he left for LAFC last summer, he was regarded as one of the club’s greatest-ever players, and, crucially, the man who captained the club to their first trophy in 17 years. While he operates more as a creator now at LAFC (despite scoring the MLS goal of the season on his debut), those fans will be hoping he can roll back the years for the national team as he leads them through the World Cup, for what could be the final time. Son is one of 200 players that features in Stars of Soccer — free to read: bit.ly/4xpvsf6

Students hold ‘Heading to Bankrupt Indonesia’ protests against Prabowo’s policies bit.ly/43wxNXP

The second game of the World Cup was played in front of a swathe of empty seats. The announced attendance for the South Korea vs Czech Republic match was 44,985 
at the 45,664-capacity ground, but patches 
of red seats were visible throughout. The affected sections’ ticket prices ranged from $400 (£298) to $5,000 (£3,730). 🔗: telegraph.co.uk/football/202…

Indonesian students protest against government policies x.com/i/broadcasts/1OxwbbREM…